CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
You seem capable August
Like what I have seen thus far.
Next time Rog, remind him to use the humbolt
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On flat ground a traditional face nets more than a humboldt.
Bix, notice that we used a nearly 90 degree open face, which would have been difficult to achieve with a humboldt, and would have resulted in a higher backcut, so no net gain in board feet.
Due to the consequences of missing the lay, we took a good hour setting up the cuts. Even used two 6 foot poles as gunning sticks to confirm the aim. Even then, I thought we had it set up to land a foot closer to the shed than the fence. I set a cone out where we hoped it would land and was off by no more than two feet, in both directions.
Volume, cubic meters, board feet. More log.
showoffSpeaking of cone. . .
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We used ball caps...
I did the same thing on a bet and lost because of a technicality. The stub of the tree I fell was forked at the top, and both forks straddled the target I was supposed to hit. To boot, the stub had a side lean I had to correct for. Now, I figured I was right on target with the fall, but not the guy betting against me. He said, "You bet you could hit it!" Damn the technicalities anyway.